Characters and their relationships

Over the court of Torikae baya’s story, quite a lot of characters are introduced, especially in comparison to the rather limited cast of the original source material. Along the lines of the charts that open each volume of the manga with an overview of the major characters at that point in the story, this page exists to introduce most of the recurring characters in very simple terms and document their most significant relationships.

Common relationship types follow this key:

🫛 sibling 🧑‍🍼 parent

🎏 child 🧬 other familial relationship

🎎 spouse 🤝 friend

🫅 master/superior 🙇‍♂️ subordinate

💖 object of romantic feelings 🎯 target of animosity

A “>” preceding an icon indicates a change in the relationship or a development that occurs relatively late in the character’s story.

A “?” following an icon indicates that there is some ambiguity in the nature of the relationship.

I discuss this page in some more detail in this blog post.

Please note:

• not every recurring character is listed on this page (though there might be updates!)

• only the most notable relationships are mentioned in each character’s profile

• there are some spoilers for later in the story